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See also: cain, cáin, Caín, càin, Cáin, and Caïn

Cain

(religion) The eldest son of Adam and Eve as described in Genesis and the Quran. (See Cain and Abel.)
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 4:8:
  And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.
(rare) A male given name.

son of Adam and Eve

See also: Cain, cáin, Caín, càin, Cáin, and Caïn

cain ‎(feminine singular cain, plural ceinion, equative cained, comparative cainach, superlative cainaf)

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cain	gain	nghain	chain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.